NYT: Detroit Faces $3 Million Election for an 8-Month Mayor
Although some residents might argue that Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick’s efforts to cover up an affair with his chief of staff have cost this cash-starved city enough money, Detroit plans to spend as much as $3 million more on a special election to replace him.

CNN: Palin 'phenomenon' hijacks online sales
For the first time since the start of the election, merchandise for John McCain's campaign rivals sales of Barack Obama gear at CafePress, an online store specializing in user-generated T-shirts.

CNN: Fiorina's comment called 'Biden-like'Top McCain-Palin official Carly Fiorina is facing criticism from some within the campaign for a day of what they call "very Biden-like" comments, after the former Hewlett-Packard CEO told two separate interviewers that neither member of the Republican ticket would be capable of running a company.

NYT: McCain Laboring to Hit Right Note on the EconomyOn Monday morning, as the financial system absorbed one of its biggest shocks in generations, Senator John McCain said, as he had many times before, that he believed the fundamentals of the economy were “strong.”

DC Examiner: McCain avoids saying 'Bush' on the stumpThroughout the presidential campaign, analysts have mentioned ad nauseum that Barack Obama is trying to identify John McCain with the policies of President Bush, while McCain is doing his best to run from those policies.

USA TODAY: 'Japan's Hillary' makes bid for prime minister
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sarah Palin aren't the only women taking a whack at the political glass ceiling this year. In Japan, a woman for the first time is attempting to become president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) — a position that would make her the country's next prime minister.

Washington Post: U.S. House, D.C. Council Wrestle Over Gun Control
The struggle to regulate guns in the District in light of a historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling sparked competing legislative efforts yesterday as members of Congress debated taking control of the issue and the D.C. Council implored them to leave it in local hands.

NYT: Consumer Ads for Medical Devices Subject of Senate Panel
As makers of medical devices like artificial knees and heart stents increasingly pitch their products directly to consumers, some lawmakers, medical groups and others are calling for restrictions on such advertisements, claiming they mislead patients.